In a message dated 11/17/2000 5:30:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > leasant Hill Presbyterian Cemetery was the official name of the place. The > land on which the cemetery was founded, was given by my great great > grandfather, Judge Robert Simpson and William Smithey. Robert Simpson's > oldest son, John Simpson was the first person buried in the cemetery. This > was about 1828 or so, I don't have my papers handy. The cemetery today, > probably is called the Pioneer Cemetery, because all of the people buried > there were pioneers, who came to Missouri. I have the complete list of all > the people buried in the cemetery and it reads like the who' s who of > pioneer settlers. Several generations of my family are buried there. > Bonnie :-) I use both cemetery names in records. b